Jeff's Engagement Ring; A Tale of Two Nations

We've definitely had some interesting design requests here at the studio, but I think our latest client, Jeff, wins in the originality department.  Jeff's now fiancee, Elvia, is originally from Juarez, Mexico.  Jeff came up with the idea of having Mexican silver mixed into his diamond solitaire engagement ring as a sign of respect to Elvia's heritage.

Well, after nearly two months of hunting, calling, and a near trip to Mexico City, Jeff managed to secure two silver rings from South-of-the-Border and we created a custom white gold alloy which contained 15% Mexican Silver.

He was thrilled, she said yes, and I don't think Jeff would be offended if we say we're glad its done! 

P.S.  I can't wait to hear the ideas for the wedding bands...

Let's not forget the diamond either...it's a 2.03 carat Ideal Cut round brilliant. 

Your Story : Julie and Daissy

Occasionally we have a couple that comes along that just makes everyone smile.  They're a joy to work with, and their love and excitement about getting engaged is infectious.  These types of couples are the ones we always remember and the ones that make it such a joy to own this business.  Julie and Daissy were one of these couples.

To Julie and Daissy, we wish you happiness and love and all of the good things that life can bring.  Thank you for allowing us to be part of such a special time in your lives!

Julie and Daissy's Story:

They met on Julie's 30th birthday, while both living in NY.  Daissy says she knew from that moment that Julie was special.  A girl after my own heart, Daissy found Julie's work phone number, and left a message on Julie's voicemail a few days later.  Julie's friends teased that Daissy might have "stalker status", but Julie quickly realized that Daissy's resourcefulness was something that she loved about her.

Daissy's Engagement Ring

Their proposal was a little complicated for us.  We helped Julie first, then Daissy to surprise the other one with their ring.  I can't even begin to explain the stress we felt as we sent emails filled with little white lies to throw each of them off the other ones trail.  We were so anxious that we would mess it up and ruin the whole thing!

Thankfully neither of them were any the wiser to the others plans to propose.  Julie caught her proposal to Daissy in the pictures below.  With the help of her brother, a photographer, and after a series of family photos (which ensured the camera was set up just right), Julie popped the question at sunset on the island of Curacao.

Julie's Engagement Ring

Daissy quietly proposed to Julie about a week later.  They both said yes!  They are still figuring out

ceremony and reception options, but they're already planning their honeymoon - two weeks in Thailand!  Perfect for a couple that describes their personal motto as "Will work for travel"

Many happy travels to you!

Choosing an Engagement Ring... just another day at the office.

In the market for an engagement ring, but can't find the time to pull yourself away from your hectic schedule?

Instead of breaking away from the office during a jam-packed workweek, we'll send the Ring Finger Studio crew to you!  You're no stranger to haircuts at work, your tailor measures you in-between phone calls, and you're the king of the delivered lunch.

After all, it isn't about working harder, it's about working smarter, right?

With us, you can get a one-of-a-kind engagement ring that is perfectly tailored to your girl, without ever leaving your desk.  Plus, no need for sneaking around to get to the jeweler, so she will be completely surprised!

Call us, choose a date, and we'll bring a selection of our engagement rings for you to view over lunch, and we'll still walk you through the entire process of choosing the ring and the diamond.

Eating lunch and choosing an engagement ring...who said men aren't good at multi-tasking?!


See what the Sun Sentinel had to say about it: Ring Finger Delivers

Send us your Men!!

The holidays are upon us, literally.  Here in South Florida, they sneak right up on you.

We want to let you know that after all the presents are opened, champagne bottles are popped, and leftovers are gone RFS is having a small get-together for those guys that didn't get their act together in time for this year's holidays.

Come, have some beer, wings, and settle down to a comfortable evening with (or without) your friends to learn about diamonds, and how the heck you go about choosing an engagement ring!
Devoted girlfriends, you are MORE than welcome to accompany your guys or you can simply send them to us so you can be sure he does it right.

                                  YOU ARE INVITED!

THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS FOR THE MEN ONLY:

Did you run out of time?  We understand it's hard enough to Christmas shop for her but you want to propose and you don't know where to start.  You ask your other married or engaged friends where to go and end up with 7 different names, because everyone's "got a diamond guy".  Which isn't actually helpful at all.  You still feel COMPLETELY confused.  You've never bought jewelry, and this is a BIG one!

We have an EASY resolution for you AND your (semi-deliquent) friends that are in the same boat.  You should all resolve to get educated on engagement rings and start looking, NOW.  Face it, if you want it to be a good year...the easiest way is to make her happy!  You can thank us for your relationship bliss, later.

THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS FOR THE WOMEN ONLY:

We are here to help.  If you sig other drops the ball through the holidays and by the new year you haven't picked up the title of fiance yet, send him to us!  No need to drop any more hints.  We will walk him through finding/creating the perfect ring for you.  We PROMISE to help.

Sadie Hawkins would be Proud!

Sadie Hawkins, as we all know it, refers to a dance where the girls ask the boys.  Sadie Hawkins Day originates from the character, Sadie Hawkins, in the Lil' Abner comic strip, by Al Capp, in 1937.  In the comic strip all the single ladies of Dogpatch chased the bachelors and whoever was caught got married.  Somehow, this later transcended into events we know as Sadie Hawkins dances.

More now than ever some wedding traditions are being thrown out the window.

Women proposing to their men would make lovely little Sadie Hawkins proud.  According to an article in Brides Magazine's December 2010 issue, 50% of women polled said that they would propose to their boy if they were sure he'd say yes.  There is even some testimonials featured from women who did the deed and "popped the question."

There was a section where the magazine questioned men on the street, most of them thought it would be awkward or weird.  Surprised?

Also, according to Brides' December issue, a whopping 6% of men wear engagement rings!

Would you propose to your guy?

And if you did, would you buy your desired hub to be a 'Manrock'?

By the way, RFS could design, if wanted, men's engagement rings or 'Manrocks'.

Art Basel Kick Off with RFS

We’re back!

Back from NY and we’ve already attended our first Art Basel event, Gold for Life. To attend Gold for Life you could just give a standard donation or you were able to donate your old gold jewelry as your donation to the Art Basel kick off party. After our donation, we walked through a bevy of clipboard carrying, shimmering, young women that directed us to the “backyard” of the “venue”, which was a Palm Island mansion (if your in the market, its available through real estate big shots The Jills), where there were PLENTY of glittering Art Basel lovers, artists, socialites, and golden painted and bikini clad women surrounding a mosaic tiled pool littered, if you will, with paintings and surrounded by art! We were able to meet with a couple of the featured artists. There were a couple small jewelry vendors, complimentary 42 below cocktails, much needed espresso, and Sephora goodie bags on the way out.

The entrance to the Palm Island mansion.

The fountain area overlooking the intercoastal and downtown Miami.

Behind the mansion. Picture courtesy of Julian Sala, http://www.juliansula.com/.

View from the fountain over the pool towards the mansion, courtesy of Julian Sala, http://www.juliansula.com/.

RFS ring Rachael wore to the event.

Tara and Rachael of RFS.

View of the fountain and some of the models from the pool house.

The golden event benefited “A Gift for Life”, which funds research for pediatric cancer founded by Paula Roldos and “United Aliens Artists” fund which teaches art to underprivileged children around the world, founded by Olga Ortiz Mera.



All in all we officially have our first Art Basel event under our belts and will be checking out the International Vanity Fair party/reception tonight at the MoCa to let everyone know about RFS!



Cait's Custom Ring

I was talking with my dear friend Cait today who recently got engaged (and got into Harvard for her residency! Congrats!) We made a completely custom engagement ring for Cait with admittedly very little direction from her. I'm not sure if she even knew what she wanted, but we were able to interpret her clues into a ring that she says is perfect, even though she wasn't able to describe it completely. She thought it might be helpful to other brides-to-be to see the process that we went through together in making her ring - so here it is.

She knew that she liked these two Tacori rings, but she felt like something was off about them. She liked the portion that holds the center diamond on the first one, and she liked the band on the second one.

So we drew up some sketches and settled on this one. We decided to add diamonds to the prongs, we extended the twist down the band, and we made the portion that holds the center diamond feel more integrated into the ring.

Next we made a model of the ring in wax to make sure that Cait liked the proportions of the ring. We later used this wax model to cast the ring in platinum.

And, Cait's final one-of-a-kind ring.